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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170172Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+10 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (367 for, 224 against, 54 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

367

Against

224

Abstain

Margin of victory

143 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 74Against 82Abstain 2Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 28Abstain 36Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 55Against 13Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy46
France38
Spain26
Poland25
Netherlands20

Most against

Germany39
Czech Republic14
Austria10
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 39Abstain 7Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 20Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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